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TIL that broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.

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Q4vX TIL Google secretly runs a research facility called Google X somewhere in the Bay Area.
YZ1v TIL in 2010, a flash mob of black youth showed up at the Iowa State Fair, yelled “It’s beat whitey night!”, and proceeded to assault white fairgoers at random.
xVngD TIL that "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"*is not based on Will Smith's life, but loosely that of Benny Medina
epnZE TIL that the video for Weird Al's "Smells like Nirvana" was shot in the same sound stage as the clip for Smells like teen spirit and also used most of the extras from the original, including the janitor that's featured in various scenes.
J174Q Today I learned that in the era of silent films, there was a popular actor named Harrison Ford who is unrelated to the Harrison Ford who played Han Solo and Indiana Jones. Both Harrison Fords have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.